Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

1 July 2009 - 31 December 2009

	Matters Current as at 1 July 2009	Matters Referred during period	Reports tabled that discharge a reference**	Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2009
Select Committee	1	0	0+(1)	1

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Select Committee	6	44:13	0	0:00	7	5:13	0	0:00	13	49:26

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Select Committee	5	2	0	0	0	6	0	0

		Witnesses			Hansard Pages
	Televised hearings	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	No. of submissions	No. of Pages	Government Responses
Select Committee	0	0	0	137	0	0	675	16	126	0

** includes progress report that did not discharge reference

Select Committee on Regional and Remote
Indigenous Communities

1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 19 March 2008.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP) (elected Chair on 10.02.09)	20.03.08
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP) (elected Deputy Chair on 20.03.08)	19.03.08
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP) (Chair 20.03.08-10.02.09)	20.03.08
Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	20.03.08


Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)	12.03.09
Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)	19.03.08
Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)	20.03.08
Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)	01.07.08
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)	14.05.08
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)	26.08.08
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, AG)	01.09.08
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)	01.07.08
Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)	01.09.08
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)	01.07.08
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)	01.07.08
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)	01.07.08
Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)	01.07.08


Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)	01.07.08–10.03.09
Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)	20.03.08–30.01.09
Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08–26.08.08
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)	19.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)	20.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	19.03.08–30.06.08

Inquiries

As at 1 July 2009

a) the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response, specifically on the state of health, welfare, education and law and order in remote Indigenous communities;

b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2009

b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

New references

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

Public hearings

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

24 August 2009, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 25 August 2009, Halls Creek, WA; 26 August 2009, Broome; 8 October 2009, Narrogin, WA; 9 October 2009, Perth; 15 October 2009, Sydney

Reports tabled

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

Third report 2009 (tabled 26 November 2009)

Government responses

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

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